Parish push back: ‘We want to be part of the solution, but we can’t have our churches pummeled to the ground’

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) “We want to help these poor sexual abuse victims, but taking from us is against everything in our moral code,” said Mary Pruski of Save Our Buffalo Churches, on WBEN Thursday.

The Buffalo Diocese is requesting $80 million dollars from parishes to go toward the $150 million dollar clergy abuse settlement.

Many parishioners have said the amount of the contributions is akin to pulling the rug out from beneath them…

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